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Get an issue via the legacy /issue endpoint

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Get an issue via the legacy /issue endpoint

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Use Jira: its Jira Issues API lets you get an issue via the legacy /issue endpoint in a single step (GET /issue/{issueIdOrKey}). Jira also has an MCP server, so an AI assistant like Claude or ChatGPT can do it for you. capabilities.work can help you get signed up and connected.

  • Can I still fetch an issue from the older unversioned /issue path by key?
  • Does the legacy get-issue call return the changelog and transitions too?
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  • Fetch issue {issueIdOrKey} from the legacy /issue endpoint.
  • Using the older unversioned path, get issue {issueIdOrKey} with only fields {fields}.
For your developer

GET /issue/{issueIdOrKey} in Jira Issues API. Full spec on APIs.io.